Adelaide vs Ulsan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Adelaide	Ulsan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2355	$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4952	$2422
🏠 One person rent	$1426	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$2084	$665
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3842	$2022
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	50	65
😀 Quality of life	92	73
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.13M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 146% more expensive than in Ulsan. Cities ranked 1178th and 5867th ($2355 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 55th in Australia and South Korea, respectively. Check Australia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 2.1 months in Ulsan. Adelaide ranked 6th best city to live in Australia vs Ulsan ranked 23rd in South Korea, while ranked 75th and 2462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Adelaide	Ulsan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$5.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.8	$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.12	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1640	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$271
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$81.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9174	$4217
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6193	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.21	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.9	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$9.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$8.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$5.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$6.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.6	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.5	$89.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$126	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1172	$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9256	$17593

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2133
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1905
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1493
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1606
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1896
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1933
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2179
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1813
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1816
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2543
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1834
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1913
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1825
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1915
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1936
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$2000
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2258
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1868
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1855
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1460
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1795
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1701
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1728
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1709
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2040
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2481
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2364
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2354
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1995
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1273
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1566
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786

Cities near Ulsan

Distance	City	Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi	Yangsan	$1044
35 km or 21 mi	Gyeongju	$924
52 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Gimhae	$1014
54 km or 33 mi	Pohang	$989
56 km or 35 mi	Busan	$1084
58 km or 36 mi	Yeongcheon	$964
60 km or 38 mi	Gyeongsan	$943
68 km or 42 mi	Changwon	$1013
74 km or 46 mi	Daegu	$992
81 km or 50 mi	Masan	$992
94 km or 58 mi	Sacheon	$974
102 km or 63 mi	Geoje	$946
113 km or 70 mi	Tongyeong	$982
114 km or 71 mi	Gumi	$914
119 km or 74 mi	Jinju	$1051
125 km or 78 mi	Andong	$883
125 km or 78 mi	Gimcheon	$887
126 km or 78 mi	Tsushima Island	$899
142 km or 88 mi	Sangju	$919
150 km or 93 mi	Tsushima	$896
153 km or 95 mi	Mungyeong	$931
154 km or 96 mi	Yeongju	$961
162 km or 100 mi	Gwangyang	$955
174 km or 108 mi	Yeosu	$954
176 km or 109 mi	Namwon	$930
179 km or 111 mi	Suncheon	$973
183 km or 114 mi	Taebaek	$950
195 km or 121 mi	Daejeon	$905
198 km or 123 mi	Jeonju	$771
201 km or 125 mi	Chungju	$852
202 km or 126 mi	Jecheon	$993
203 km or 126 mi	Gyeryong	$933
203 km or 126 mi	Iki	$892
204 km or 127 mi	Cheongju	$865
211 km or 131 mi	Sejong	$971
211 km or 131 mi	Samcheok	$953
214 km or 133 mi	Nonsan	$990
215 km or 133 mi	Nagato	$934
218 km or 135 mi	Iksan	$938